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My brother just bought a new 1 TB Western Digital drive. I helped him install it, we booted up and had some problems. First, Windows wouldn't boot; it would just hang on a black screen with a blinking cursor. Unplugging the new drive would allow us to get into windows. After messing around for...

I was thinking about getting this game since I loved the first one and it's only 20 bucks on steam. I'm running 64 bit Vista Home Premium and wondered if anyone knows if the game will work. I've googled it but can't come up with any concrete proof that it works.

My DVD drive isn't detected but receives power. IMG software like Daemon Tools and Magic ISO don't work either. Toshiba satellite A205-S5843, I don't remember what my DVD drive model is exactly but it doesn't matter since I tried downloading software for it a while back only to get a message...

I'm probably gong to be buying a new case to future proof my rig and allow for upgrades. I want it to big enough for the hugest graphics cards. Good cooling is a must (or good cooling possibility, IE spots for fans to go). I also need it to be under 200$, preferably under 150$ The problem is...

So we just sold an old work truck, got 1000 dollars coming in from it that my dad will spend on a computer. I've picked out a couple of parts so far, but I'm seeking a little advice... First of all, are this motherboard and these RAM sticks compatible...

So there was a fire, one of my dumb sims can't cook worth a damn. Anyway, if you've played this game you know that the save and exit buttons along with the buy/build mode buttons are grayed out during fires, deaths, etc. Well the fire went away, fire dpt came, all is good. But my save buttons...

My brother has upgraded to vista, and his wireless card wasn't compatible with it, so we switched the card from his comp with the card from my other brother's comp, which does support vista. It installed right on the first brother's computer, but for some reason I get an "unknown error" when I...

Yeah, I play the Sims 2, so? :p Well the problem is, after I play a family for a while, suddenly the just gets really choppy. it's less than 1 fps second It takes like three seconds for the game to move one frame. The sounds are all the same though, no difference. And it'll only be for that...

So my Ipod Nano got corrupted. The one time I didn't do the proper ejecting thing before I unplugged it (computer wouldn't let me, brother's laptop is a pos) and it got screwed. It sits there with the backlight on saying "Connected Eject Before Disconnecting" even without the cord plugged in...

My dad is looking to do an upgrade to quad core and that and we're on a pretty big budget, cause I just got a 1200 dollar dream machine :p. Here's the PSU we have right now: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817103942&Tpk=true%2bpower%2b430 What I need to know is if it will...

I was considering OCing my q6600. Or more I knew I was going to do it. I'm a bit apprehensive. But I took a look at the OC database here in this forum and it looks like everyone in it got 3.0ghz or more. That motivated me. So I just need to ask a quick question and I'll set about the OCing...

New system is in my sig. I'm really loving it so far. Vista performs flawlessly, and I got it up and running really quickly. There's one problem. One huge problem. One of my 1gig sticks (out of 4) is being used as shared graphics memory! :confused: :mad: How do I fix this problem? I really don't...

Upgrading my system and my bro's system... I've got what I need picked out, but I need some help with his. First question: I'd like to get him 2 gb (2x1gb sticks) of ddr2 800 memory, the cheapest and the best I can find. Besides that, I need it to work in his mobo, which is an ASUS m2n4-sli...

I run the dual display wizard in the nvidia control panel, and it's only allowing me to do span and clone modes, both of which I don't see the point of. I have two monitors, one 22" and widescreen and the other a normal 19". I had seperate desktops like an hour ago. I had to uplug the 19" to get...

It's my first time doing the whole dual display thing, and I love it so far. There's only one little problem but it's annoying. All my icons are messed up like this: As you can see, there's this ugly black stuff around the icon. To get seperate wallpapers, I turned one wallpaper into a desktop...

Basically this is a place to be pissed off rather than a place where I can seek help cause I know this 360 can't be fixed. The POS won't even turn on. Right of the box, all hooked up right, won't turn on. This isn't so bad, we can just exchange it for a new one, but you know what the icing on...

It's a point and click game. I have no idea when it came out but it must have been a while ago. I believe you start out in the middle of a forest, and you find a road that has a sign saying something like "To The End of the World". If you take the road it leads to a house, I cant remember much...

Take the cover (you know with the company graphics, in my case BFG) off of a 7950? The only reason I want to do it is that the fan died on it, and until I can buy a new cooler I have a 80mm fan hanging off it, with cut up fan cords for twisty ties (its pretty ghetto) and I need some better...

OMG! My GPU was in the early 50's Celsius a few minutes ago, now its 93! WTF!? Is it the temperature meter thing malfunctioning or what? This is bad. I wasn't even playing any game, just browsing this forum.

So, yesterday my brother and I got home from our older brother's house, and he turned on his monitor to see a BSOD, something about the physical memory being dumped. Restarted, NTLDR is missing, so as we tried to fix that (seems every time we have a PC pronlem it's NTLDR is missing), and after...

My 6600 fits in my case with about three inches to spare, nd there's a hard drive right behind it. I know the 7950 will fit, maybe with a little work (moving the hard drive) but I would like to know the exact length if any has it. The specific card if it matters is this one...

I'll be building it with my dad's help, and I'll be buying it on newegg. We'll be ordering this next Friday, Feb. 9th, or some time after that. This PC will be for running multiple OS's at the same time using the new VMware technology. I don't know much about it, just what he's told me, but...

So my brother's having trouble starting up steam. When he double clicks any shortcut whether its for CSS or for steam, it flashes to a black screen for a second and goes back to the desktop. The steam process is still said to be running in the task manager. WTF? When he restarts his computer a...

And I'm tired of diagnosing them all by myself. It seems like every computer I get has at least one big problem, I can never get away from it. Maybe you guys can help me out here. I know this is a long post but bear with me, I really want to get these problems solved. It started a couple of...

Does anyone here know how to have as many bots as you want on one team and then you on another? The problem is I can put 10 bots on CT's and then join T's but there ends up being only 3 bots on CT's instead of 10 like I wanted. Thanks in advance.

Just like the thread title says, I need some overclocking tips. I'll post a CPU-Z shot, and see what you guys think. I've read the 64bit ocing guide and I find I have a hard time following it. http://i3.tinypic.com/2dkbkzs.jpg I've heard some people have gotten up to 2.8 ghz with this CPU. Not...

I got a brand new Viewsonic 22" HD widescreen, model is VX2235wm, and I've got it running at 1680 x 1050 for the resolution. I want to know if my 939 3200+ Venice at 2.3 ghz will bottleneck an 8800gts at this resolution? I want to get an X2 4400+ soon after the video card but will this be...

Just bought Titan Quest with my best buy gift card, tried to install it, get this error message: CRC error: The file G:\Program Files\THQ\(Whatever file that is trying to be installed) doesn't match the file in the setup's .cab file. The medium from which you are running the setup may be...

It's sitting at 55c idle :( And around 70c load. On a freakin' 6600. Isn't that kinda high? My brother's 7600 runs much cooler, I'm talking around 20 degrees cooler. I don't think the heatsink is seated properly, but I don't want to mess with it as I have little to no experience with attaching...

...play Oblivion on ultra settings? Or high? Or what? I would be keeping everything else but the video card I have now Specs are: BFG Nforce 4 ultra PCI-e socket 939 motherboard 2.25 gb RAM Athlon 64 Venice 3200+ OC'd 2.3 ghz Current video card is a Norwood Micro 6600 256 mb... obviously...

What should I go for? My parents are asking me what I want for christmas, but I'm not sure. There are 3 things I want to get, but only one can be afforded. Either a graphics card, cause even with over 2 gb RAM and a 2.3 ghz 3200+ Venice, CS:S lags when totally maxed out, and I'm tired of...

Well we got this computer set up a couple weeks ago, but this has been delayed since I couldn't find the digi cam cord. Finally located it, so I decided I'd share some photos of me and my dad and stuff building the thing, and some other random stuff. Before you view these photos and diss the...

I've been planning on getting a Wii, plus a game or two and an extra set of the nun chuck and remote, but it looks as if they will be nearly impossible to find anywhere. What's left now are either some random bits and pieces for my PC, I was thinking a new GPU fan and some sort of lighting for...

I recently RMA'd by BFG 5900, received a 6600 gt oc in the mail, and just put it in the system in need. First game I played was CS:S, after updating the drivers, but the textures are totally messed up. At first, I was getting horizontal silver lines across the walls in office, two lines running...

I'm looking for something for 150$ at the most, as the case I have is getting a little tired. Preferably something that's 2 tone, silver and black, with some empty spots for some 80mm fans. Not plastic either, something that's good for cooling, and is big enough for a lower end G80, like the...

I sent in a dead fx 5900 to them for an RMA a few weeks ago, and just a little while ago I got a UPS express box, saying BFG Technologies on it, so I excitedly set the box on the counter and proceeded to open it, thinking my 5900 could be put to use again. I slid the plastic case out and...huh...

My brother's new X2 3800+ should be getting here pretty quick, and I just wanted to ask one question: is it good to overclock this thing, or is all that just so your e-penis can grow a bit? For example: Lawl I got my 3800+ up to 7.43 ghz on stock cooling! I mean I bet at stock speeds this CPU...

I ordered a mobo, graphics card, psu, and cpu from newegg two days ago. I ordered the two business day shipping, it's coming UPS, and when I enter the tracking number on the UPS site it says scheduled delivery: 11/30. What's going on? Newegg says the package began the shipping process over 25...

Got it on the Egg for 490 something with shipping included MOBO http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813131068 94 PSU http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817148028 115 CPU http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819103735 150 GPU...